National wealth squandered on faulty projects instead of modern infrastructure: Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri

29 July 2018

PAT Chairman Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri has said that had the resources been
spent on the development of modern infrastructure instead of the projects like orange
line for heavy kickbacks and commissions, the millions of the people would have
benefited from modern, efficient and affordable transport service across the country.
He said that spending of resources on failed projects is also a form of corruption.
He said that those who ran their businesses successfully have destroyed the state-owned
enterprises such as Railways and the PIA. He said that the money spent on the Orange
Line could be enough to construct 35,000 farms-to-market roads, revolutionizing
the agricultural marketing.

Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri made these remarks while talking to the office holders of the
European chapters aboard a train on his way from Berlin to Frankfurt. He said that
the Railways and the PIA that are in massive deficits were capable of running the
whole country had they remained safe from the corruption of rulers. He said had
the budget allocated for metro & speedo buses and orange train been spent for revival
of Pakistan Railways, the millions of the Pakistanis would have enjoyed a world-class
transport facility for easy and affordable mobility.

The PAT Chairman said that the former rulers pumped in billions of rupees on
a few road projects. He said that they visited Europe, and saw its human-friendly
system from close quarters but confined its model of development to the flourishing
of their business empires. He said that the common man is unaware of the pro-people
development model being practised in the west. He said that those who oppressed
the millions of the people are unable to enjoy the luxurious life of their palaces
and are languishing in jail today. He further said that whosoever looted the national
wealth and deprived the poor of the basic rights will face punishment in this world.

The PAT Chairman addressed a huge conference on the subject of moral and spiritual
development of man in Berlin, which was attended by the MQI workers and office bearers
in a large number. Besides, the people belonging to different walks of life such
as business in particular were also in attendance on the occasion. Addressing the
conference he said that Islam talks about establishment of a peaceful, harmonious
and egalitarian society based on the shared values of brotherhood. He said that
Islam teaches its followers to be tolerant and respectful of others, stating that
those who link Islam with extremism and terrorism are actually unaware of the teachings
of Islam. He said that the practice of using religion to spread hatred in the world
has clearly a political undertone to it. He said that Islam is a great advocate
of the human rights. He said that promotion of interfaith harmony is of utmost importance
to foster a culture of global brotherhood. He asked the leading scholars and public
intellectuals of various religions to play their role in this regard.